Zimbabwe Under Colonial Rule, in Government Reports, 1897-1980 - Volumes
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Judicial and Police, 1897-1979
The Law Department became the Department of Justice in 1933. The Justice reports also include Internal Affairs (1954-1961), Law and Order (1962), and Housing (1954-1956). The reports of the Registrar of Deeds, Companies and Patents; the Master, Registrar and Sheriff of the High Court; and the Solicitor General would be encompassed within the reports of the Law Department from 1907-1932. Publication of the Justice Reports and the Law and Order... Read more →
Natural Resources, 1897-1981
One focus for these papers is upon the development of agriculture and farming. Commencing with the Natural Resources Board (1942-1981), these papers then cover Agriculture (1897-1973), Veterinary Research (1923-1980), and reports of the Surveyor General (1897-1980). Related papers upon water, wild life and forests also feature. Another core focal point for these items is with regard to power generation, from the records upon Mines (1897-1971), to the supply of power... Read more →
Social Services, 1897-1980
The Education reports are symptomatic of the segregation of Southern Rhodesia in that they are only with regard to the education of (predominantly white) non-Africans. The earliest mentions of African education are to be found in the reports of the Chief Native Commissioner (within Group A, Administration). From 1928 until 1934 African Education was addressed within the reports of the Director of Native Development, then economic conditions in the 1930's... Read more →
Transport and Public Works, 1897-1980
Reports upon public works are included here, with a few breaks, from 1897 to 1963; also, a report by the Controller of Works was published for 1972/73. Reports on transport, included here, were reclassified as Central Mechanical Equipment between 1948 and 1963. Roads reports cover the years 1900-1980. Reports on the railways cover the years 1927-1980; the Railway Commission of Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia and the Bechuanaland Protectorate issued reports... Read more →
